Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-17
LITERARY NOTES.

"Remiuiseencies Of jeremiah Sullivan Black
by hts daughter, Mrs. Mary Black Clayton. In
cloth, Sl.SO; half morocco, $50 Christian
Publishing Co., St. Louis No.
"reminiscences of jeremiah s. Black, by
Mary s. Clayton, is brought out by the
Christian Publishing Company. Few more
interesting works OF biography rave been
written. Judge Blacks character was a
noble one, and the story OF its life as told
in this volume is an inspiring lesson to the
thousands Of young men who are going
forth yearly to struggle in the worlds field
Of battle. II has been the lot of but few
men to bear a more conspicuous OF honor
able part in American history than did
Judge Black. The busiest years of his life
were big with the fate of the nation. The
history OF such q life would be highly in
teresting, even in u less attractive form
than the present volume. The daughter
OF the subject of her sketch, Mrs. Clayton
ha q right to speak of his many manly
and noble qualities. The public owe her u
debt Of thanks for the faithful and lifelike
picture she has presented. The book is
clearly and beautifully written.
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Geological History, the Natural History of
the Earth and Its Pre-HumanI Inhabitants, by
Edward Hull. Cloth, SIS. j. y. Lippincott
Company, Philadelphia.
This little work presents, in a bright,
readable form, the product of the latest
thought and investigation in the eontinu-
ally developing geological science. The
earth contains q great unwritten history
in its wrinkled folds. Slowly but surely
page after page is being added to our
EnnpglaHRa Of Nha pa3 a., -,-,.1,l - yrnrll
formation. To-day q knowledge OF the
foundation principles and leading facts
OF Geology is a necessary part of n com.
plete education. In this book the emf
nent author has embodied much that can
not fail to be Of value. 1t evinces careful,
conscientious, painstaking research, and is
written IN a torcible and convincing man
uer.
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The American Girls Handy Book" By Lima
Beard and Adelia b. Beard. New York: Chas.
ScTlbuerS sons. Wheeling: stanton & Dayeu
port. PIP. IA, 500.
This book will receive q royal welcome,
not only from the American girl, but from
the American nation as we'll. 1t is a COM
paniOn to a similar volume for boys and
young men, and is full Of original and
novel ideas, The object of the author has
been to impress Upon the minds of the
girls at first that they all possess talent
and ability to achieve more than they sup
pose possible, and also aims to awaken the
inventive faculty, usually uncultiyated in
girls, and, b. giving detailed methods Of
new work and amusements, to put them
on 3 road which they can travel and eX- !
plOre alone.
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'Adrin in the wills,' by Edward :. Ellis.
Boys Home Library Series. Price, - cents.
\. L. Burt. publisher, New York.
Mr.. Ellis has written a rather interest
ing story Of the adventures of two Califor-
MIA boys, who were shipwrecked, and after
many hair-breadth escapes, succeeded in
returning home safely. While there is
much To commend in the book. ii can
hardly he called a classic. ElwOOd Bran
don and Howard Lawrence are brave,
open. hearted, manly boys, the truest pro.
duct of American civilization. If the au-
thor's aim was TO delineate the best form
Of boy character he has been highly sue
ceSstul.
The Revolution in Tanners Lane" A Novel.
~ Marx Rutherford. New York. e.. +. Put.
mans sons. Wheeling stanton - Davenport.
This novel, the SC he Of which is laid in
England, during the period Immediately
succeeding the downfall of Napoleon,
opens drearily with a severe storm, and
closes uncertainty with a conundrum
which the author propouuds and immedi-
ately gives mp. Nevertheless, tue sto'y is
we'll written, and interesting after n
fashion.
~ History OF FreemaSDury aud It's Progress IN
the L :, Uy II. Nor. Bro. Rev. T.. VI. Myer>,
Petersburg, Va. Price. p cents.
Mr.. Myers pamphlet, as its name in
dicates is a history of the growth OF the
Masonic organization The author makes
no claim to originality, the pamphlet, con
siStiDg maiuly of compilations from PEE
viOus works. 1t presents considerable
interesting information about the order,
In u very concise and readable form.